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Newspaper Page TextTHURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 193». T h e H e r m is to n H e r a ld Published Every Thursday at Hermiston, Umatilla County, Oregon. Alfred Quiring and Leander Quiring, Publishers. Entered at the post office at Hermiston as Second Class Matter, Dec. 1906, Umatilla County, Oregon. Subscription Rates One Y ear.......................................... $2.00 Six Months ....................... .............. 1-00 Three M onths......................................... 50 Payable in Advance Office Telephone....................................51 Residence Phone..................................28R D R e g 1 o ( í T)N s O i P I R P ub LIS H |£ny A j s M I A T I O N COLUMBIA NEWS By Mrs. Edward Shaw •on Lowell who is quite ill. She will be gone tor an indefinite time. Grange Booster night was held Saturday night at Columbia school. Miss Olson, county librarian, and Mrs. Willcutt, rural school librarian, visited Columbia school Friday. Sam Shaw spent the week end at the Baxter Hutchison home. Mrs. Bloom was a dinner guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Reid Monday of last week. Mrs. Simmons. Mrs. Bloom, Mrs. Gertrude Sanders, Mrs. H. A. Hook er and Mrs. Edward Shaw were din ner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Baxter Hutchison Wednesday of last week. A few friends came for a visit in the afternoon. They were Mrs. Emma Christley, Mrs. W. B. Foster, Mrs. Henry Ott, Mrs. Alfred Cable and daughter Doreen. Assistant Manager Osborn of J. C. Penney store at Pendleton and Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Hutchison of Pen dleton, Miss Myrthena Martin, and Mr. and Mrs. Edward Shaw were Sunday dinner guests at the Baxter Hutchison home. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Leeper who were visiting Mrs. Mary Harr left for their home in Yakima Thursday of last week. A second in a series ot safety pro grams was held at Columbia school Friday night. Films were shown by Mrs. Gilliland of Pendleton, who is associated with the Farmers’ Auto mobile Insurance company. A round table discussion was led by Mrs. Nellie Tucker, and community sing ing was enjoyed. A demonstration of making a dressing table stool from a nail keg was given by Susan Knox and Ruth McCulley. The last in the series of the safe ty programs will be held Friday evening. The main feature will be county road and highway safety. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Bradshaw and children of Canby spent Friday vi siting Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wilson. Mrs. Bradshaw is a sister ot Mrs. Wilson. Mrs. H. G. McCulley was reported to be on the sick list this week. Columbia Grange is making ela borate plans for entertaining tha Echo, Stanfield and Westland Grang es at a joint session Tuesday even ing, October 17th. Moving picture«, debate and talks by the four masters will be the highlights of the even ing. Mr. Swanson of Swanson Paint Company of Pendleton visited Henry By Ruth Fisher Wheeler over the week end. James Getchell and Mark Foster Ted Wilson, who is attending E.O. returned from a hunting trip Thurs C. E. at La Grande, visited at his day of last week. The Blue Ribbon Cooking club and home over the week end. The silver tea of the Ladies Aid Columbia Stitchers Sewing club en joyed a party at the Columbia school is to be held in the church basement Wednesday evening. It was in the Wednesday afternoon. Lawrence Tyler is in the hospital form of a fox and goose hunt. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wilson and at Heppner where he underwent an Mrs. B. E. Getchell were Pendleton ¡operation. business visitors Saturday. Arrangements are being made to Dr. R. H. Wilcox and Miss Lucille give typhoid innoculations at the Lukens of the Umatilla County school house soon. Health Unit will give physical exa-| Since the opening of the pheasant minations October 12th to pupils of season Sunday the roads of this com- the first, fourth and seventh grades. I mtinity have been crowded with Barbara Reid left for Oregon ' strangers, and sometimes the resl- State college Tuesday of last week, ¡dents wonder if they are living in Jim Knox and Bud Curtis spent Poland. the week end deer hunting in the Mr. and Mrs. Mike Wenker and Blue Mountains. |son George of Portland visited at the Mrs. R. H. Stockard and two ¡George Funkhouser home Sunday. grandchildren left Friday of last I Mrs. Eva Warner returned home week for Corvallis to be with her Thursday evening from Amity whera BOARDMAN NEWS "9t taJzeA 5 uùnuteA to- adjust the clutch, 15 minuteA to teline it. rr T he clutch on a John Deere General Purpose Tractor is In the belt pulley —and is instantly accessible. It can be adjusted in 5 minutes or less, •imply by removing the cover plate and tightening three nuts. The en* tire job of relining can be done in 15 minutes, at a total cost of about three dollars. The John Deere clutch is the hand-operated, dry-plate type, and it picks up the load gradually and smoothly. You can operate the clutch when standing on the ground. This same accessibility and ease of adjustment on the John Deere Trac tor apply to all its parts. FEA TU RES • Simple, rugged, tw o-cylinder en gine • Designed to burn low-cost fuels with outstanding econ omy • Thermo-siphon temperature con trol • Belt pulley on the c ra n k s h a ft- full engine power to belt • Rear wheels ad justable from 54 to 84 inches • Hydraulic power lift. Braden-Bell Tractor & Equipment Co. PENDLETON - PHONE 518 Stores in Arlington, Heppner, Walla Walla and Athena. YOUR FUEL DOLLAR GOES FARTHER IN A JOHN DEERE she has been ¡siting her daughter. A group of the school faculty went deer hunting over the week end but returned empty handed. Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Wilson of La Grande and Dallas Wilson of Port land, are at the home of their par ents, Mr. aud Mrs. R. Wilson, for the pheasant hunting. Bob Bleakney, who has been suf fering from an infected foot, under went a minor operation and is again confined to his bed.________ PINE CITY NEWS By Mrs. Bernice Wattenburger The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Mathers, who was born Friday, died twenty-four hours after birth, and was buried Sunday in Echo. The creek was well lined with bird hunters over the week end. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Barnes spent Sunday and Monday at the Marion Pinch home. Guests at the home of Shirley Mc- Greer on Thursday, her fourth birth day, included Mrs. Jasper Myers and children, Mrs. E. B. Wattenburger and daughter Darlyne. J. T. Ayers of Hermiston was a caller at his ranch on Butter Creek Sunday. Berl Wattenburger and Lloyd Balldridge made a business trip to Mount Vernon Monday and Tuesday. Mrs. Tom Boylen spent Sunday at their ranch on Butter Creek. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Van Orsdale of Pendleton spent Sunday with Mrs. Van Orsdale’s sister and family, Mrs. E. B. Wattenburger. Henrietta and Harriet Helms at tended the high school party at Stanfield Friday evening. Lucy Rogers, county school super intendent, called at Pine City school Monday morning. Lilly Rauch is going to spend the winter at the R. E. McGreer home. Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Ayers and Mr. and Mrs. Russell Moore were Pendleton callers Monday. Charlotte Rauch spent Monday nightt wiith her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Helms. Petet DeWitt of Seattle is spend ing a few days hunting on Butter Creek. He is a house guest of his nephew, R. E. McGreer. Mrs. G. R. Moorehead, grandmo ther of R. E. McGreer, is here for an extended visit. Mr. and Mrs. John Harrison had as guests Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Rob ert Smith of Irrigon, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Moore of Pine City, Mr. and Mrs. A. Estle and Mrs. Jack Estle of Hermiston. Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Ayers and family, Mr. and Mrs. Marion Finch and family attended pot luck supper at the open meeting of the Lena Grange Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. R. E. McGreer and family and Bud Bain returned Mon day from Redmond, Ore. American Express Travelers Cheques • The seasoned traveler carries AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVELERS CHEQUES and en joys the comfort of knowing they will be ac cepted readily the world over . . . . that prompt refund will be made if they are lost or stolen un-countersigned. There is no red tape . . . . a countersignature, for identification, is the only requirement. Issued in convenient denomina tions of $10, $20, $50 and $100 at 75 cents for each $100 purchased. YOU MAY PURCHASE THEM IN NEAT WALLETS FROM • FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF HERMISTON ► F. B. SWAYZE, President Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation _________ NOTICE OF 1940 BUDGET MEETING In accordance with the provisions of the ’’Local Budget U w ” Sections 69-1101-69-1115, Oregon Code 1930, as amended), notice is hereby given that the Budget Committee of the City of Hermiston, Oregon, has prepared in compliance with the “Local Budget Law’’ the following Budget Estimates for the ensuing fiscal year ending December 31, 1940. All persons are hereby notified that on Wed nesday the 18th. day of October, 1939, at 8:00 P. M. in the council room in the Library Building, Hermiston, Oregon, the following Budget Estimates for the ensuing fiscal year ending December 31, 1940, for the City of Hermiston, Oregon, may be discussed with the City Council, the levying board for said City of Hermiston, Oregon, and any person subject to the proposed tax levy or tax levies will be heard in favor of or against said proposed tax levy or tax levies or any part thereof. C ITY OF HERMISTON BUDGET ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES General Government Council ............................................. ......... $ 144.60 Recorder ................................................... • 600.00 Mayor .......................................................... 36.00 Attorney ..................................................... 240.00 Treasurer ................................................... 60.00 Stationery & Supplies .............................. 50.00 Notices & Advertising ........................... 100.00 Telephone & Telegraph ......................... 30.00 Travel Expense, Mayor ......................... 60.00 Election Expense ...................................... 50.00 Audit .......................................................... 100.00 League of Oregon Cities ......................... 20.00 Surety Bonds, Officials .......................... 55.00 Sundry Expense ...................................... 50.00 Public Safety POLICE DEPARTMENT Salaries ..................................................... Deputies ..................................................... Supplies ..................................................... Jail .............................................................. FIRE DEPARTMENT Salaries ......................................... - ......... Equipment & Supplies ........................... Storage Fire Truck .................................. $1595.00 2100.00 50.00 10.00 25.00 260.00 60.00 9» 00 2585.00 Social Welfare Health Officer ........................................... Relief .......................................................... Boy Scouts ................................................. 120.00 50.00 50.00 220.00 Education PUBLIC LIBRARY Librarian ................................................... Heating & Lighting ................................ Books, Magazines, etc............................... Janitor .................................- .................... Interior Decoration, Labor ..................... 360.00 100.00 90.00 40.00 100.00 690.00 Public Works Street Maintenance .................................. Street Lighting ......................................... Refuse Disposal ........................................ 1100.00 890.00 10.00 2000.00 Miscellaneous Accident Insurance .................................. Public Building Fund .............................. Emergency .....- .....................- .................. Public Utility Water Department Superintendent ........................................ Labor & Supplies ...................................... Electric Power ........................................ Office Supplies .......................................... Incidentals ............... - ................... - ......... Bond Retirement ...................................... Interest ..................................................... 200.00 350.00 300.00 1200.00 590.00 950.00 60.00 20.00 3500.00 380.00 6700.00 GRAND TOTAL ........ ALLOWANCE FOR DELINQUENT 1940 TAXES ....................—- $14640.00 TOTAL REQUIREMENTS $15940.00 Estimated Revenues General Fund Balance available for ap plication ................................................. Delinquent Taxes and Interest .............. Auto License Permits .................•'........... Fee«. Fines and Other Miscellaneous Revenues ............................................... Water Department Revenues ................. TOTAL ESTIMATED RECEIPTS 1300.00 $1350.00 900.00 130.00 475.00 6700.00 9555.00 Total Tax Levy ........ $6385.00 We, the undersigned Chairman and Secretary of the Budget Committee of the City of Hermiston. Oregon, hereby certify that the foregoing is correct as made by the said Budget Committee Septem ber 20. 1939. CURTIS SIMONS. Chairman. A. H. NORTON. Secretary. (Sept. JI-Oct. I) YOUR HOME MERCHANTS ASK y o u TO "Buy AT HOME” For the Year Ending December 31, 1940. DETAILED BUDGET REPORT OF ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES AND REVENUES City of Hermiston, Oregon Total Orig. Orig. Eat. Expen. 1st 6 mo. Budget Expen. Expen. Yr. ’39 Yr. ’3» 1940 1939 General Government— 37.56 18.00 36 Mayor, Salary .......................$ 36 73.50 144 144 143.60 Council, Salary ..................... 600.00 300.00 600 Recorder, Salary ................... 600 240.00 240 120.00 240 Attorney, Salary ................... 60.00 30.00 60 Treasurer, Salary ................. 60 36.64 40 63.39 50 Stationery and Supplies...... 71.60 11.10 110 100 Legal Notices & Advertising 36.10 30 30 12.05 Telephone and Telegraph .... 60.00 60 60 60.00 Travel Expense, Mayor ...... 30.90 50 Election Expense ................ 100.00 100 100 Audit City Accounts ............ 20 20 15.00 League of Ore. Cities .......... 25.00 30.00 55 55 Surety Bonds of Officials .... 93.90 19.75 50 Sundry Expense ................... 1461.89 826.04 1495 TOTALS ........................... $ 1595 Public Safety— 2100.00 2100 1050.00 Police Salaries ..................... 2100 100 27.50 50 6.00 Police Deputies ................ 20 38.62 10 Supplies ............................. 15.55 6.00 50 25 Jail ...................................... Fire Department— 276.40 129.00 250 Wages. Firemen ................... 250 260 374.65 35.99 •0 Equipment and Supplies .... 45.00 90 90.00 90 Storage Fire Truck .............. 2870 2922.72 1271.99 TOTALS ........................... $ 2585 Social Welfare— 60.00 120 120.00 Health Officer, Salary ........$ 120 41.62 20.10 25 60 Relief ...................................... 50.00 50.00 50 Boy Scouts .............................. 50 130.10 211.52 TOTALS ...........................$ 220 195 Public Library— 360.00 360 Librarian, Salary ................$ 360 180.00 100 100 40.92 95.65 Heating an Lighting .......... 37.50 90 103.31 Books, Magazines, etc. .. 90.00 38.94 19.49 40 Janitor Work .......»............... 40 590 597.90 TOTALS ...........................$ 590 277.91 Public Works— 2210.29 850 671.55 Street Maintenance ........... $ 850 894.00 427.20 850 890 Street Lighting ..................... 7.50 4.00 45 10 Refuse Disposal ..................... 1102.75 1745 3111.79 TOTALS ...........................$ 1750 Miscellaneous— 200 200 177.81 86.56 Accident Insurance ........... $ 165.15 Capital Outlays ..................... 300 235.60 Emergency ........................... 300 350 1000 625.00 Public Bldg. Fund .......... Public Utilities— Superintendent, Salary ...... $ 1200 590 Labor and Supplies ....... 950 Electric Power ................ 60 Office Supplies ................ 20 Bond Retirement ................ 3500 380 TOTALS ....................... ....$ 6700 GRAND TOTALS ........ $14290 Allowance for Delinquent 1940 Taxes ................ $ 1300 Total Requirements ........$16590 600.00 540.77 417.95 71.05 10.27 390.00 2030.04 5960.99 1200 620 880 50 20 3000 780 6550 14945 1200.00 634.14 956.95 51.72 9.65 3000.00 960.00 6812.46 16086.34 Estimated Revenues— General Fund Balance Available for Application ..............................$ 1000.00 Delinquent Taxes and Interest ........ 900.00 Auto License Permits ....................... 130.00 Fees, Fines and Other Miscellan eous Revenues .................... 475.00 Water Department Revenues .......... 6700.00 Total Ectimated Receipts ............$ 9205.00 Total Requirements ....................... $15590.00 Total Estimated Receipts ............$ 9205.00 Amount Necessary by Taxation .... $ 6385.00 The following is a full and complete classified summary of indebtedness as of September 15, 1939. OUTSTANDING WATER BONDS $13.000.00 I. Charles Taylor, do hereby certify that the above estimate of ex penditures for the year 1940, budget allowance and expenditures for the first six months of the current year and expenditures for the year 1938, and summary of indebtedness as shown above, have been compiled from the rcords In my charge and to the beat of my know ledge are true and correct. (9ept. 28-Oct. 5) CHARLES TAYLOR. City Recorder, Hermiaton.